This year our programme has been designed around four distinct areas of interest :

Our complete course list is available as a PDF file, to download it please click here.

Materials - there may be an additional charge for materials, please check when booking. Thank you.

Refunds - We regret that we are unable to offer refunds unless the course is cancelled.

Accommodation

Comfortable bed-&-breakfast accommodation is available within the listed farmhouse on a self-catering basis at the following rates per person per night:

  • £20 for two people in a double room                    £15 for a single bed in a shared room                                     
  • £25 for single use of a private room                     Camping facilities on site at £8 per person per night

New courses are added throughout the year, so do check this page regularly.

Rural Skills and Creative Crafts
Traditional Soap Making Friday 12th February
Rags To Bags Saturday 13th February
Growing and Using Willow Saturday 20th February
Onion Baskets Thursday 4th - Friday 5th March
Stone Carving Saturday 6th - Sunday 7th March
Living Willow Saturday 13th March
Felt Painting Friday 19th March
Hedgerow Baskets Saturday 20th - Sunday 21st March
Rag Rug Panel Wednesday 24th March
Weaving for Gardeners Saturday 24th April
Bathtime Treats Friday 14th May
Baskets from the Beach Thursday 27th - Friday 28th May
Felt Purses & Bags Friday 11th June
Sing In Summer Saturday July 3rd
Hedgerow Chairs Friday 3rd - Sunday 5th September
Herb Baskets Saturday 11th September
Thatching Saturday 2nd October
Woolly Weekend Saturday 18th - Sunday 19th September
Oval Eve's Basket Saturday 25th - Sunday 26th September
Soap Making Friday 8th October
Luminous Mosaics Sat 9th - Sun 10th Oct
Blacksmithing Sat 9th - Sun 10th Oct
Log Baskets Thu 14th - Fri 15th Oct
Stone Carving Saturday 16th October
Rags to Robes Tuesday 26th October
Rush Boxes & Bags Friday 29th October
Stained Glass Workshop Sat 6th - Sun 7th November
Blacksmithing Sat 13th - Sun 14th Nov
Willow Christmas Trees & Treasures Saturday 13th November

 

Wildlife and Nature
Nest Boxes Tuesday 16th February
Landscape Sculptures from Nature Tuesday 13th April
Butterfly Break Friday 30th April - Monday 3rd May

 

Smallholding, Food & Health
Cheese Making Thursday 25th February
Use Your Loaf Friday 12th March
Essential Oils Saturday 27th March
Organic Creams And Lotions Sunday 28th March 2010
Food from a Small Place Sunday 28th March 2010
Backyard Poultry Saturday 10th April
Herbal Remedies Friday 23rd July
Natural Beekeeping Friday 23rd - Sunday 25th July
Smallholding & Self Reliance Friday 3rd - Sunday 5th September
Backyard Pigs Saturday 11th September
Process Your Pig Sunday 12th September
Apples and Cider Saturday 2nd - Sunday 3rd October
Forest Gardening Sunday 17th October

 

Sustainable Building
Lime and Cob Friday 26th March
Natural Paints Friday 16th April
Yurt Frame Making Part 1 Friday 16th - Sunday 18th April
Lime and Cob Friday 23rd April
Natural Paints Friday 7th May
Yurt Frame Making Part 2 Saturday 15th - Sunday 16th May
Making a Yurt Cover Friday 2nd July
Green Oak Wed 8th - Sunday 12th September
Dry Stone Walling Sunday 12th September